Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
文化
/wénhuà/Roman
English meaning: Culture
Definition
The customs, arts, and social institutions of a civilization. Chinese civilization is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations with over 5,000 years of recorded history. Chinese cultural contributions include papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass — the 'Four Great Inventions' that transformed world civilization.
Example
“中华文明是世界上最古老的文明之一。”
In English: “Chinese civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.”
Literary Heritage
“学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？”
/Xué ér shí xí zhī, bù yì yuè hū? Yǒu péng zì yuǎn fāng lái, bù yì lè hū?/
“Is it not a pleasure to learn and to repeat or practice what has been learned at due intervals? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?”
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Language information
- Language
- 中文
- Chinese (Simpl.)
- Script
- Han
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Speakers
- 1.1B